Stocks · Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
Altria Group, Inc. MO
$67.35 +0.60% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $112.46B
Low risk
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $21.87B, up 7.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from 4.0% a quarter earlier.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.74, down 8.3% year over year.
- Operating margin narrowed to 55.9% from 58.9% a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Defensive sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth52Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 42%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 39%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 28%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 14%
Quality78Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 1%
- Gross marginTop 7%
- Operating marginTop 1%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 15%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 49%
- Interest coverTop 37%
Value54Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 16%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 40%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 43%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 4%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 46%
Momentum73Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 37%
- 6-month returnTop 33%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 37%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 44%
Revisions12Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 25%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 15%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 31%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 12%
Stability93Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 32%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 3%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 2%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 49%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 4.0% | 7.9% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -19.9% | -8.3% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 71.6% | 71.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 58.9% | 55.9% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 43.1% | 38.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 7.9% | 4.0% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -8.3% | -19.9% | ↑ | Bottom 42% |
| Gross margin | 71.0% | 71.6% | ↓ | Top 7% |
| Operating margin | 55.9% | 58.9% | ↓ | Top 1% |
| Net margin | 36.5% | 43.4% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 38.0% | 43.1% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 36.7% | — | Top 1% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.9% | — | Bottom 28% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.08×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +19.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.89×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 6.07%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.80%
- Shareholder yield
- 6.87%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.7%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +1.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $69.71
- Target vs current price
- +3.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 26
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 62%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | -1.3% | -9.3% | -8.6% | -7.7% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +6.5% | +6.5% | +2.9% | +5.5% | +6.9% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | -1.5% | -5.3% | +3.2% | +10.0% | +5.9% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +0.7% | -7.8% | -7.8% | -5.3% | +2.7% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | +3.6% | +3.6% | +5.3% | +11.9% | +8.5% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | +3.4% | +1.0% | +2.9% | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | +0.8% | -2.1% | -0.2% | +4.6% | +10.6% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +2.2% | +7.8% | +7.5% | +14.2% | +4.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $1.48 | $1.50 | -1.3% | $5.36B |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.32 | $1.24 | +6.5% | $5.36B |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $1.30 | $1.32 | -1.5% | $5.08B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.45 | $1.44 | +0.7% | $5.25B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.44 | $1.39 | +3.6% | $5.29B |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.23 | $1.19 | +3.4% | $4.52B |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $1.29 | $1.28 | +0.8% | $5.11B |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $1.38 | $1.35 | +2.2% | $5.34B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 14.2× | 14.3× | 48th | Top 16% |
| P/E (forward) | 11.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.5× | — | — | Top 43% |
| EV / Sales | 6.16× | — | — | Bottom 4% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.38% | — | — | Top 40% |
| Earnings yield | 7.04% | — | — | Top 16% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.0× – 45.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +1.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -8.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +20.4%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -0.0%
- RSI (14)
- 42.1
- Relative volume
- 0.85×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 92th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- -0.19
- Correlation with S&P 500
- -0.12
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -19.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | Oct 26, 2023 | -30.6% | 370 days | 271 days (Nov 22, 2024) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Jan 7, 2026 | -19.1% | 95 days | 29 days (Feb 19, 2026) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | -18.8% | 172 days | 63 days (Mar 2, 2022) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | -14.6% | 13 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | -12.0% | 34 days | 31 days (Mar 7, 2025) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $112.46B
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.74
- Revenue (TTM)
- $21.87B
- Dividend yield
- 6.37%
- 52-week range
- $54.70 – $77.06
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.11B | $20.69B | $20.50B | $20.44B | $20.14B |
| Gross profit | $13.99B | $14.25B | $14.28B | $14.37B | $14.54B |
| Operating income | $11.56B | $11.92B | $11.55B | $11.24B | $12.04B |
| Net income | $2.48B | $5.76B | $8.13B | $11.26B | $6.95B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.34 | $3.19 | $4.57 | $6.54 | $4.11 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.34B | $5.11B | $4.52B | $5.29B | $5.25B | $5.08B | $5.43B | $6.11B |
| Net income | $2.29B | $3.04B | $1.08B | $2.38B | $2.38B | $1.12B | $2.18B | $2.30B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.34 | $1.79 | $0.63 | $1.41 | $1.41 | $0.66 | $1.30 | $1.37 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $8.40B | $8.26B | $9.29B | $8.75B | $9.29B |
| Capital expenditure | -$169.0M | -$205.0M | -$196.0M | -$142.0M | -$216.0M |
| Free cash flow | $8.24B | $8.05B | $9.09B | $8.61B | $9.07B |
| Dividends paid | -$6.45B | -$6.60B | -$6.78B | -$6.84B | -$6.96B |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.68B | -$1.82B | -$1.00B | -$3.40B | -$1.00B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.37B
- Total assets
- $33.37B
- Total liabilities
- $35.99B
- Total debt
- $24.58B
- Net debt
- $22.21B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$2.67B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $1.11 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $1.06 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $1.06 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $1.06 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $1.06 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $1.02 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $1.02 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | $1.02 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 39,038,757
- Days to cover
- 4.85
- Change vs previous report
- -6.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Apr 11, 1997
- 3-for-1
- Oct 11, 1989
- 4-for-1
- Apr 11, 1986
- 2-for-1
- Jun 1, 1979
- 2-for-1
- Jun 3, 1974
- 2-for-1